Sen. Cruz R Tx Slams His Boot On The Table In Defiance Of Fbi Guidelines For Symbols Denoting Extremist Groups.

CRUZ: Also included is a text that particularly struck me is the Gonzales battle flag – Come Get It – as indicative of the violent extremist militia. Well, I’m going to state myself right now that every day in the Senate, I wear my boots that have the Gonzales battle flag on the back of them. Principal Ray, what are you doing? It does not make sense. Do you agree with this FBI guidance? This Betsy Ross flag, Gadsden flag and Gonzales battle flag or signs of violent militia extremism. FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY: Well, senator, I’m not familiar with the particular document that you have behind you, and I’m not in the habit of trying to comment on documents that I haven’t identified. But I will tell you that when we publish information products, including those that refer to symbols, which we do in a wide variety of contexts, we usually take great pains to put caveats and caveats in the document that make it clear that a symbol by itself is not proof. violent extremism.